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<section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="16-103" title_number="16" title_name="Employment" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Merit System">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a merit system board of the Commission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The board consists of three members appointed by the Commission.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Nothing contained in this subtitle requires that an appointment be made for the purpose of rotating majority membership on the board between residents of Montgomery County and Prince George’s County.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Commission may reappoint a member of the board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each member of the board:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>shall be a resident of the regional district;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>shall be knowledgeable and experienced in personnel matters; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>may not be a member or employee of the Commission or the executive director, secretary–treasurer, or general counsel appointed by the Commission under § 15–109 of this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Not more than two members of the board may reside in the same county.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Each member of the board shall be appointed for a term of 4 years and continue to serve until the member’s successor is appointed.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Commission shall fill each vacancy on the board in the same manner as an original appointment.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Commission shall designate one member of the board to serve as the chair at the pleasure of the Commission.</text>
  </level>
</section>
